Duplicator Pro vs SafeGuard Backup Speed Battle
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Duplicator ProPROvsSafeGuardPRO
Duplicator Pro v4.6.7|SafeGuard v1.7.0|
🔒 SequentialBusiness Site (S) — SNone Load
Speed Winner
SafeGuard
13.2svs26.0s
Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Storage Winner
SafeGuard
70 MBvs77 MB
Smallest archive size
Best Overall
SafeGuard
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
⚠️Different backup scope -- results may not be directly comparable
One plugin backs up more data categories than the other, which affects both speed and archive size.
Backup Scope
Duplicator Pro
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
wp-config.php is not in the archive. Plugins that leave it out rebuild it during their own restore, so this is recorded rather than penalised. Why
SafeGuard
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
Overall Median Times
Duplicator Pro
Backup
17.6s
Restore
8.3s
SafeGuard
Backup
6.9s
Restore
6.3s
Per-Profile Median Times
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
Shared Hosting
Duplicator ProTotal: 31.0s
Backup
21.3s
Restore
9.7s
SafeGuardTotal: 19.4s
Backup
9.3s
Restore
10.2s
Managed WordPress
Duplicator ProTotal: 26.4s
Backup
17.6s
Restore
8.8s
SafeGuardTotal: 13.2s
Backup
6.9s
Restore
6.4s
VPS Standard
Duplicator ProTotal: 26.5s
Backup
17.7s
Restore
8.9s
SafeGuardTotal: 13.3s
Backup
6.9s
Restore
6.4s
Backup Size & Efficiency
Duplicator Pro
Data backed up241.0 MB
Archive size77.0 MBZIP
Compression3.1:1
Throughput11.3 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Extra
SafeGuard
Data backed up215.0 MB
Archive size70.0 MBZIP
Compression3:1
Throughput23.2 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Normal (Level 6)
Backup Inventory
| Category | Duplicator Pro | SafeGuard | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 1 | 233.3 KB | 1 | 172.4 KB | = |
| Plugins | 8,267 | 102.5 MB | 5,938 | 83.9 MB | -2,329 |
| Themes | 1,136 | 34.9 MB | 1,136 | 34.9 MB | = |
| Uploads | 57 | 1.9 MB | 57 | 1.9 MB | = |
| WP Core | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | = |
| wp-config | 0 | 0 B | 1 | 5.8 KB | +1 |
| Other | 680 | 16.5 MB | 29 | 6.4 MB | -651 |
| Total | 12,923 | 213.4 MB | 9,944 | 184.6 MB | -2,979 |
Phase Breakdown
Iteration 4 (median)
Duplicator Pro
SCAN
16.4s
SafeGuard
SCAN
0.1s
VERIFY
0.1s
ARCHIVE
5.8s
DB_EXPORT
0.2s
Iteration Results
9 iterations across 3 hosting profiles -- median highlighted per profile. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.
Shared Hosting3 iterations
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duplicator Pro | 19.1s | 8.3s | 27.4s | 77.0 MBZIPdefX/ 241.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.0s | 6.7s | 14.8s | 70.0 MBZIPdefN/ 215.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 2Median | Duplicator Pro | 21.3s | 9.7s | 31.0s | 77.0 MBZIPdefX/ 241.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 9.3s | 10.2s | 19.4s | 70.0 MBZIPdefN/ 215.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 3 | Duplicator Pro | 22.4s | 9.7s | 32.1s | 77.0 MBZIPdefX/ 241.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 10.6s | 10.7s | 21.3s | 70.0 MBZIPdefN/ 215.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
Managed WordPress3 iterations
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Duplicator Pro | 17.6s | 8.3s | 26.0s | 77.0 MBZIPdefX/ 241.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 6.8s | 6.4s | 13.2s | 70.0 MBZIPdefN/ 215.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | Duplicator Pro | 17.6s | 8.8s | 26.4s | 77.0 MBZIPdefX/ 241.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 6.9s | 6.2s | 13.1s | 70.0 MBZIPdefN/ 215.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | Duplicator Pro | 17.6s | 9.0s | 26.6s | 77.0 MBZIPdefX/ 241.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 6.9s | 6.5s | 13.3s | 70.0 MBZIPdefN/ 215.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
VPS Standard3 iterations
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Duplicator Pro | 17.7s | 8.0s | 25.7s | 77.0 MBZIPdefX/ 241.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 6.9s | 6.4s | 13.4s | 70.0 MBZIPdefN/ 215.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | Duplicator Pro | 17.5s | 9.0s | 26.5s | 77.0 MBZIPdefX/ 241.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 6.9s | 6.3s | 13.2s | 70.0 MBZIPdefN/ 215.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | Duplicator Pro | 17.7s | 8.9s | 26.7s | 77.0 MBZIPdefX/ 241.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 6.9s | 6.5s | 13.3s | 70.0 MBZIPdefN/ 215.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
Downloads
Metrics (CSV)Full Results (JSON)File Inventory — Duplicator Pro (TXT)File Inventory — SafeGuard (TXT)
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